Expression of Interest Form

PURPOSE of heritage equip

The Heritage Earthquake Upgrade Incentive Programme (Heritage EQUIP) provides support to private owners of nationally significant and earthquake-prone heritage buildings to seismically strengthen their buildings.

Discretionary grants will be directed to the most worthy projects where financial assistance is required to undertake seismic strengthening so that a building is no longer earthquake-prone under the Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Act 2016.

Heritage EQUIP grants contribute up to 50% of the seismic strengthening costs to works that:

·  raise the earthquake resistant capacity of the building to 34% NBS, or

·  raise the earthquake resistant capacity of part of a building to 34% NBS.

Heritage EQUIP recognises that in practice it is difficult to exactly meet 34% NBS, so applications for a design that goes marginally over 34% will be accepted if the application shows the solution presented is the optimum solution.

There is no guarantee that any or all applications received will be awarded funding. Heritage EQUIP funding is only able to match the costs of strengthening a building so that it is no longer considered earthquake-prone (i.e. to 34% NBS). If an owner wants to strengthen their building to greater than 34% NBS, the application will still be considered and an assessment made regarding the level of funding that would be appropriate within the scope of the fund.

Funding AvailabLe

Heritage EQUIP offers the following funding:

·  Heritage EQUIP Retrofit Grants up to $25,000

·  Heritage EQUIP Major Works Grants for all grants greater than $25,000

Applicants must provide evidence of matched financial and non-financial contributions from other sources in their applications. Matched financial support could come from the private owner, local authority, philanthropic organisation, etc.

FiLling out the FORM

The Expression of Interest form is used to inform the Ministry for Culture and Heritage of potential projects that may seek funding from Heritage EQUIP during the next four years (up to June 2020). The information will help the Ministry understand future demand for the fund.

You may submit an Expression of Interest at any time. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage staff may contact you to discuss your project further. An Expression of Interest form does not replace the application process.

Please complete as much of the Expression of Interest form as you can and ensure your contact details are correct.

Please return your form either by email to or by mail to Heritage EQUIP Fund, Delivery Group, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, PO Box 5364, WELLINGTON 6140.

If you have any questions about filling out the Expression of Interest Form or the application process in general, please contact one of the Heritage EQUIP fund advisors by email at or by phone on (04) 499 4229.

PART ONE: CONTACT details
Name / Click here to enter text.
Address / Click here to enter text.
Phone number(s) / Click here to enter text.
Email address / Click here to enter text.
Are you the owner, part-owner, or agent for the building owner? / Click here to enter text.
Do you wish to be notified by email of the opening of future Heritage EQUIP funding rounds? / ☐ Yes
☐ No
How did you find out about Heritage EQUIP?
PART TWO: Building details
Owner of building / Click here to enter text.
Name of building / Click here to enter text.
Address of building
(If different from above) / Click here to enter text.
Territorial authority in which the building is located / Click here to enter text.
Current and/or future proposed use of the building / Click here to enter text.
Tell us about the heritage status of your building (as applicable):
Heritage New Zealand listing number: / Click here to enter text.
Heritage New Zealand historic area: / Click here to enter text.
District plan heritage status: / Click here to enter text.
Any other comment on heritage value: / Click here to enter text.
PART THREE: PRoject deSCRIPTION
Has your territorial authority notified you (or a previous owner) that your building is either:
“Potentially earthquake-prone”, or / Click here to enter text.
“Earthquake-prone” / Click here to enter text.
Tell us about the earthquake resistant capacity of your building, and the extent of seismic assessment undertaken / Click here to enter text.
Have you been in contact with your territorial authority and/or Heritage New Zealand to discuss the project? / Click here to enter text.
What urgency is there for strengthening to be addressed / Click here to enter text.
Are there challenges you face that impact on your readiness to apply to Heritage EQUIP / Click here to enter text.
Have required resource/building consent approvals been obtained?
If no, can you give an indication of when they might be obtained? / ☐ Yes
☐ No
Click here to enter text.
What kind of Heritage EQUIP grant might you be seeking? / ☐ Major works
☐ Retrofit
What is the estimated cost of the strengthening project? / Click here to enter text.

By entering my name below, I acknowledge that:

1.  The information provided in this form is true and accurate.

2.  The Ministry for Culture and Heritage may contact me to discuss the project.

3.  The information contained in the form and information subsequently generated in relation to the form may be released, if required, under the Official Information Act 1982.

4.  Personal information collected as part the Expression of Interest will be used for the purposes of administering the fund. Personal information may be disclosed to other government agencies involved in Heritage EQUIP.

Name (in lieu of signature)
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